The leaders of the United Nations and the African Union urged stronger international cooperation at the opening Sunday of the African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene) The Associated PressBy ELIAS MESERET, Associated PressADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The leaders of the United Nations and the African Union urged stronger international cooperation at the opening Sunday of the African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat warned against the "rise of national egoism," which some took as a veiled reference to U.S. President Donald Trump. He urged South Sudan's warring factions to reach a peace agreement or risk African Union sanctions. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is attending the summit and asking African leaders not to open diplomatic representations in Jerusalem.

Source: Ethiopian News January 28, 2018 16:07 UTC